751 Sun Buping (1/2)

Sun Buping

Shu Si carefully held the porcelain bottle. Not only was he afraid of accidentally damaging it, leading to the failure of the plan, but he was also afraid of the poison leakage—although, in theory, he had been the Fallen Immortal's dog, so being poisoned or not—it did not make any difference.

At the same time, Xuan Yinzi asked, ”Are you sure you can use this thing to lure Black here? The source of Mind Disorientation Powder is indeed important, but now the spread of poison in the City of Immortals has been curbed. With Li Yunhe there, the Mind Disorientation Powder is no longer a threat. This is basically a dead end. What else does Black need to pay attention to the Vortex of the Fallen?”

”Good question.” Luo Xiao said with a smile, ”If Mind Disorientation Powder is just a strange poison in the general sense, then Black really doesn't need to care about the source of the poison. But Mind Disorientation Powder is actually not a poison, but a kind of faith.”

”Faith?”

”Yes, belief. But this belief is very domineering, and its way of spreading is quite special.”

Shu Si was a bit confused, but Xuan Yinzi quickly realized it and said, ”You mean it's similar to the mental control of an evil cult?”

”Yes, Mind Disorientation Powder is the sublimation of an evil cult's highly bewitching nature into a real essence. But its essence is, after all, a kind of faith. And since it's a faith, naturally there's a totem to be worshiped.” Luo Xiao pointed to the small bottle in Shu Si's hand and said, ”In that small bottle, the Fallen Immortal stripped a part of its own existence and used it as a totem to worship, the vortex that spread the root of faith. In a sense, you can think of it as an avatar of the Fallen Immortal.”

After a pause, Luo Xiao explained further, ”For Black, losing the avatar of the Fallen Immortal on Nine Regions is like a Zen monk who lost the golden body of Buddha. To be serious, it's a blasphemy crime.”

”... I'm going to be convicted of blasphemy if I lose this bottle?” Shu Si was a bit suspicious.

”Fallen Immortals are not equal to us. We are just livestock and pets to them. If they want to kill or slaughter us, it's all just a thought to them. So, don't mention again the ridiculous question of why the Fallen Immortals are so strict to us.”

Xuan Yinzi then asked, ”But Luo Xiao, to depart from the City of Immortals right now, there must be something important for Black to do. If he rashly puts down his work and has to come back because you impede him, aren't you afraid of being blamed for the negligence of duty by the Fallen Immortals?”

”It's better to not have accomplishment than to have it. It's a principle that one must master when working under a stressful master. Even if the matter at hand is important, if the task is accomplished, the reward from the master is nothing more than being given root bone. But if the Vortex of the Fallen is lost, the Fallen Immortals will not pay attention to the balance between merits and demerits and forgive your blasphemy.”

”... It turns out to be so.” Xuan Yinzi sighed and said, ”You really have studied the Fallen Immortals thoroughly.”

Luo Xiao said with a smile, ”If I didn't study them thoroughly, and thus can't grasp the master's idea, I can't be a qualified loyal dog. Well, I've already explained the problems that need to be explained. Next, I need you two to cooperate with me to set up a situation, so that when Black comes, he won't be able to return. First of all, Xuan Yinzi, I need you to play your original role, a sharp nail in the Fallen Immortal camp.”

Xuan Yinzi guessed Luo Xiao's idea, nodded, and said, ”That's possible. But, Luo Xiao, what you are doing now, is it really just because…”

Luo Xiao said with a smile, Of course, it's just to eliminate competitors so that in the future, I can be especially favored. Xuan Yinzi, you shouldn't be so naive to think that I will stand on your side, right?”

——

At the same time, at a distant corner of the Tomb of Immortals.

”He's moving!”

Besides Thunder Reservoir, the expected change that Wang Lu waited for finally happened.

A black figure emerged from the center of Thunder Reservoir. Like a black flow of light, it disappeared in a blink of an eye at the other end of the river of stars.

At the same time, the Thunder Reservoir, which released energy violently, seemed to have lost its backbone and became more comfortable and calmer.

”... Seems like Black really can't wait anymore.” Wang Lu waited for a moment outside Thunder Reservoir to confirm that the opponent was not just luring them out, but was really forced to give up Thunder Reservoir by the emergency before he completely collected the divine weapon arsenal.

This time, he won the bet again, Black really encountered a difficult problem such that he had no choice but to abandon everything else. Therefore, he failed the Thunder Reservoir battlefield through a lack of a final effort.

Without the source that stirred up the havoc, the atmosphere of Thunder Reservoir became calm and restrained. It was no longer fierce and unrestrained. Wang Lu took Xuan Mo's hand and entered Thunder Reservoir once again. There was still a dark sea of blood, but the sea of blood was drying up and the black clouds were dissipating. Everything was on the right track.